Namwanja Surname
Approximately 753 people bear this surname
Namwanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 629 | 1:62,066 | 7,138 |
| Zambia | 97 | 1:163,401 | 11,461 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Namwanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namwanja is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 451,199th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwanja are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 62,066. In Uganda it is most common in: Wakiso District, where 35 percent live, Kampala District, where 16 percent live and Luweero District, where 9 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwanjja | 94 | 9 | / |
| Nnamwanja | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namwanje | 88 | 24,827 | / |
| Namwanza | 88 | 2,052 | / |
| Namwonja | 88 | 35 | / |
| Nambanja | 88 | 35 | / |
| Namwansa | 88 | 17 | / |
| Namwanya | 88 | 8 | / |
| Namwanji | 88 | 4 | / |
| Namwenja | 88 | 2 | / |
| Namwanjje | 82 | 533 | / |
| Ngamwanya | 82 | 82 | / |
| Nnamwanje | 82 | 15 | / |
| Namwaanje | 82 | 4 | / |
| Naamwanje | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ngamwanza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namwaanza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namwanzah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nambanjja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nammwanje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namwannje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nawanya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Namwaasnje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nambanza | 75 | 284 | / |
| Namuanza | 75 | 35 | / |
| Nambanji | 75 | 22 | / |
| Nombanja | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nambanje | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nambanya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Namwanho | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namwamje | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nomvanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwanhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwanso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuanji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuhanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nambangia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngamuanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nnamwange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamuanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamuania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwanyii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwangee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwaange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Newanya | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Namwanja
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